EBN plans are to establish two new plants, working together, to create a Green Cycle loop of lead recycling and production. The Integrated CX Plant will initially recycle approximately 1,400,000 batteries (50,000 tons/year of lead), and will be expandable to 2,000,000 batteries to accommodate the full annual requirements in Nigeria. It is expected by 2020 that the plant will be expanded to process 10,000,000 batteries to meet Nigeria’s expected growth. This first-of-a-kind plant in Nigeria will use the latest technologies and produce the highest quality products while meeting the environmental and workers safety standards imposed by the World Health Organization. The CX System is the “State of the Art” in clean lead recycling and is recognized internationally as the Best Available Technology (B.A.T.). Our project has a “Green Cycle” approach, meaning the production of batteries for Nigerian cars and trucks and the recycling of spent batteries from all across the country.

The car and truck battery production plant will initially produce 1,000,000 units/year to meet the current Nigerian market and minimize dependence on importation from China and Korea. This plant will use the lead and polypropylene products from the Integrated CX Plant to produce high quality batteries for domestic use. The “Green Cycle” closed loop distribution and collection system will be facilitated by the local “Distributors Group Oando”. New batteries will be distributed to the retail outlets and spent batteries will be collected and returned for recycling. This project has the potential to be a real win-win-win for Nigeria: an economic win, a sustainability win and an environmental win. This project will produce wealth for the people and taxes for the government, decrease dependency on foreign imports/ exports, and close the loop on hazardous material handling and disposal. A perfect fit for the largest economy in Africa!